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Storing your milk in the fridge
If your expressed breast milk will be fed to your baby within 48 hours,
it can be stored in the fridge in an assembled VIA Feeding System or
AVENT Feeding Bottle. Assemble a sterilised teat, screw ring and dome
cap and attach onto the VIA Adaptor and Cup or the body of the AVENT
Bottle (see below).
Storing your milk in the freezer
To store in the freezer use a sterilised VIA Lid to
seal the VIA Cup. You can write the date and time of
expression on the cups so that older milk can be
used up first.
NEVER refreeze breast milk. DO NOT add fresh breast milk to already
frozen milk. ALWAYS discard any milk that is left over at the end of a feed.
11. Feeding your baby your expressed
breast milk
To feed your baby, replace the VIA Lid with a sterilised
VIA Adaptor, screw ring, dome cap and AVENT Teat.
Frozen breast milk should be defrosted overnight in the
refrigerator. However, in an emergency, it can be defrosted
in a jug of hot water. Once thawed use within 24 hours.
Breast milk can be heated in the same way as any other bottle
feed. Stand the VIA Feeding System or AVENT Bottle in a bowl
of hot water, or alternatively, for a safe and fast way to warm feeds, use
the Philips AVENT Bottle and Baby Food Warmer. IMPORTANT! Milk
or food will heat faster in VIA Cups than in standard feeding bottles/
containers. Check milk or food temperature before feeding.
Never heat milk or food in a microwave as this may destroy valuable
nutrients and antibodies. In addition, the uneven heating may cause
hot spots in the liquid which could cause burns to the throat.
Never immerse a frozen milk container or VIA Cup in boiling water
as this may cause it to crack/split.
Never put boiling water directly into a VIA Cup. Allow to cool for
around 20 minutes before filling.